Cinema
Repeat Dive
צלילה חוזרת
Shimon Dotan · 1982
Synopsis
During a naval commando operation in enemy territory, Yohai is gravely wounded; his comrade Yoav carries him back to the boat, where he dies in his arms. After the funeral, the men of the unit do not know how to behave with his young widow, Mira. Yoav, the closest to the dead man, brings her a recording in which Yohai asks her to rebuild her life, preferably with one of them. A meeting with Yohai's parents goes badly; gradually Mira opens up to Yoav, who believes he is carrying out his friend's wishes, while the unit prepares an operation against an Egyptian patrol boat.
Context
This is Dotan's first feature film, which he wrote from his own experience in the naval commando. Doron Nesher plays Yoav, Liron Nirgad Mira, Yair Rubin the unit's commander; Zaharira Harifai and Mosko Alkalai are the dead man's parents. The story turns on a recording left by the deceased, which weighs on the whole story. Uri Klein reviewed it in Davar in March 1982.
Who it is for
An hour and a half, in Hebrew. It helps to know that the director himself served five years as a combat diver.
Prizes and reception
First prize and prize for direction from the Israel Film Centre in 1982; in competition at Berlin and Chicago.